diff --git a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Invoice/RestoreDisabledRule.php b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Invoice/RestoreDisabledRule.php
index c7bd214081..a5a4bc9f93 100644
--- a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Invoice/RestoreDisabledRule.php
+++ b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Invoice/RestoreDisabledRule.php
@@ -27,22 +27,33 @@ class RestoreDisabledRule implements ValidationRule
     public function validate(string $attribute, mixed $value, Closure $fail): void
     {
 
-        if (empty($value) ||!in_array($value, ['delete', 'restore'])) {
+        $user = auth()->user();
+        $company = $user->company();
+
+
+        if (empty($value) || !$company->verifactuEnabled()) {
             return;
         }
 
-        $user = auth()->user();
-        
-        $company = $user->company();
+        $base_query = Invoice::withTrashed()
+                            ->whereIn('id', $this->transformKeys(request()->ids))
+                            ->company();
+
+        $restore_query = clone $base_query;
+        $delete_query = clone $base_query;
+
+        $mutated_query = $delete_query->where(function ($q){
+            $q->whereNotNull('backup->parent_invoice_id')->orWhere('backup->child_invoice_ids', '!=', []);
+        });
 
         /** For verifactu, we do not allow restores of deleted invoices */
-        if($company->verifactuEnabled() && $value == 'restore' &&Invoice::withTrashed()->whereIn('id', $this->transformKeys(request()->ids))->where('company_id', $company->id)->where('is_deleted', true)->exists()) {
+        if($value == 'restore' && $restore_query->where('is_deleted', true)->exists()) {
             $fail(ctrans('texts.restore_disabled_verifactu'));
         }
-        
-        if ($company->verifactuEnabled() && $value == 'delete' && Invoice::withTrashed()->whereIn('id', $this->transformKeys(request()->ids))->where('company_id', $company->id)->where('status_id', Invoice::STATUS_CANCELLED)->exists()) {
+        elseif(in_array($value, ['delete', 'cancel']) && $delete_query->exists()) {
+            nlog($delete_query->pluck('backup')->toArray()); // any verifactu invoices that have a parent can NEVER be deleted. The parent can also NEVER be deleted
             $fail(ctrans('texts.delete_disabled_verifactu'));
         }
-
     }
+    
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Invoice/VerifactuAmountCheck.php b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Invoice/VerifactuAmountCheck.php
index b8e209d033..92c2e71886 100644
--- a/app/Http/ValidationRules/Invoice/VerifactuAmountCheck.php
+++ b/app/Http/ValidationRules/Invoice/VerifactuAmountCheck.php
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ class VerifactuAmountCheck implements ValidationRule
 
         $company = $user->company();
 
-        $start = microtime(true);
-        /** For verifactu, we do not allow restores of deleted invoices */
         if ($company->verifactuEnabled()) {
 
             $invoice = false;
@@ -48,16 +46,13 @@ class VerifactuAmountCheck implements ValidationRule
             $child_invoice_count = 0;
 
             if(isset($this->input['modified_invoice_id'])) {
-                $invoice = Invoice::withTrashed()->find($this->decodePrimaryKey($this->input['modified_invoice_id']));
+                $invoice = Invoice::withTrashed()->where('id', $this->decodePrimaryKey($this->input['modified_invoice_id']))->company()->firstOrFail();
                 $child_invoices = Invoice::withTrashed()
                                     ->whereIn('id', $this->transformKeys($invoice->backup->child_invoice_ids->toArray()))
                                     ->get();
 
                 $child_invoice_totals = round($child_invoices->sum('amount'), 2);
                 $child_invoice_count = $child_invoices->count();
-                // if($child_invoice_totals + $invoice->amount < 0) {
-                //     $fail("Negative invoices can only be linked to existing invoices");
-                // }
             }
 
             $items = collect($this->input['line_items'])->map(function ($item) use($company){
@@ -89,12 +84,6 @@ class VerifactuAmountCheck implements ValidationRule
 
             $total = $items->sum() - $total_discount;
 
-            nlog("total " . $total);
-            nlog(!$invoice);
-            nlog($total);
-            nlog($child_invoice_totals);
-nlog($invoice->amount ?? 0);
-
             if($total < 0 && !$invoice) {
                 $fail("Negative invoices {$total} can only be linked to existing invoices");
             }
@@ -104,6 +93,5 @@ nlog($invoice->amount ?? 0);
             }
         }
 
-        nlog(microtime(true) - $start);
     }
 }
diff --git a/lang/en/texts.php b/lang/en/texts.php
index ed1a8d977d..0848ebbfd0 100644
--- a/lang/en/texts.php
+++ b/lang/en/texts.php
@@ -5574,7 +5574,7 @@ $lang = array(
     'selected_products' => 'Selected Products',
     'create_company_error_unauthorized' => 'You are not authorized to create a company. Only the account owner can create a company.',
     'restore_disabled_verifactu' => 'You cannot restore an invoice once it has been deleted',
-    'delete_disabled_verifactu' => 'You cannot delete an invoice once it has been cancelled',
+    'delete_disabled_verifactu' => 'You cannot delete an invoice once it has been cancelled or modified',
 );
 
 return $lang;
diff --git a/tests/Feature/EInvoice/Verifactu/VerifactuApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/EInvoice/Verifactu/VerifactuApiTest.php
index 8f19735b54..9375f2b203 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/EInvoice/Verifactu/VerifactuApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/EInvoice/Verifactu/VerifactuApiTest.php
@@ -632,7 +632,6 @@ class VerifactuApiTest extends TestCase
         $this->company->settings = $settings;
         $this->company->save();
 
-        
         $data = [
             'action' => 'cancel',
             'ids' => [$invoice->hashed_id],